Tim Ferriss On How To Find The Right Mentor!

By Jatinder Singh, Associate Partner, Lighthouse International

Most people at some level know that a mentor can add a great deal of value to their lives. Whether that's learning from their successes or failures or gaining new skills or insights, having a mentor is something that people usually wish for. However, finding the right mentor for ourselves can often be a lot trickier than knowing we need one. In this video, writer and entrepreneur Tim Ferris gives advice on what to look for in a mentor.

This comes off the back of his new book "Tribe of Mentors" where he asked questions to some of the world's successful people. One key insight in this video is that Mr Ferriss recommends that a good mentor does not give us the answers to our questions, but helps give us a better way to find the answers for ourselves!

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I am passionate about fulfilling my potential in life and helping others to do the same, so that we can all make a difference to society. I’ve learnt that fulfilment comes from pursuing a goal that is greater than my own ambitions and having a real purpose.

I originally qualified as a Chartered Accountant but it was helping people through entrepreneurship and career development, rather than doing the numbers when I really came started to enjoy myself. I have found that we aren’t taught as youngsters how to deal with challenging life situations and so there are many people that on the “outside” are fine, but “inside” really struggle.